The Evil Empire of Everything
by Public Enemy
  • Record Label: Enemy
  • Release Date: Nov 6, 2012
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Expert Witness (MSN Music)
    Jan 22, 2013
    83
    Midway through, here comes some madman with the deeply stoopid "31 Flavors" and you realize it wasn't going along fine enough.
  2. Boston Globe
    Dec 3, 2012
    80
    While it's naive to think PE will ever have the same impact it did back then, there's still too many strong moments on Evil Empire to dismiss it.
  3. AllMusic
    Dec 3, 2012
    80
    This is how a hip-hop group reaches middle age: by placing themselves as part of a tradition, never lingering in the past but never desperately riding trends.
  5. Rolling Stone
    Dec 3, 2012
    70
    A predictably righteous volley of rhyme grenades on race and pop-culture politics, tinged with grumpy nostalgia, it's startlingly potent.
  6. Consequence
    Dec 3, 2012
    50
    The best of The Evil Empire of Everything simmers like the frank dinner table conversation afterwards-a dialogue that white America rarely gets to hear and one that gets cut tragically short on this record.

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  1. Archer_11
    Dec 17, 2012
    8
    Great album. Anyone who remembers PE from the old days and is interested in checking out one of their newer albums could do a lot worse thanGreat album. Anyone who remembers PE from the old days and is interested in checking out one of their newer albums could do a lot worse than to pick this up.… Full Review »
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